FIDE TRAINERS’ ONLINE SEMINAR – 26-28 April 2024 (English) Hi All Apologies for the late notice – we have 2 free places for this trainers seminar (normal cost EURO 200). So if anyone who currently coaches is looking to get an official FIDE trainers title, this may be an opportunity
Read MoreBudapest Olympiad, 10-23 September 2024 Current Olympiad Appeal (updated 13/4/2024) Total $1,900 Any money raised via this appeal goes directly to the players travelling to Budapest to help with their travel costs. Your support is greatly appreciated. Donations should be made directly to NZCF bank account with notation ‘Olympiad’: Account
Read MoreThe NZCF is happy to announce a weekend of arbiter training for those wanting to become National Arbiters The lecturer will be IA Dr Peter Tsai (AUS – see bio at end). National Arbiter under the New Zealand Federation: 1. Attend an New Zealand endorsed National Arbiter seminar 2. Must
Read MoreDear Chess Federations, We are excited to extend an invitation to participate in a groundbreaking initiative to promote gender diversity within the realm of chess. FIDE and World Chess have recently launched the Swiss Queens Wednesday tournament series, and we cordially invite you and members of the federation to be
Read MoreFIDE WORLD JUNIOR (OPEN & GIRLS) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2024 1st to 14th June 2024 Venue: Radisson GIFT City, GIFT City, Gandhinagar Gujarat, India Regulations: https://www.fide.com/docs/regulations/World_Junior_Gujarat.pdf The NZCF can select one player per section (2 players in total) as official representatives (see regulations). To apply for selection, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/r/vYaHYF1d7e
Read More26th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2024 9-21 June 2024, Almaty, Kazakhstan Regulations: Asian-Youth-Chess-Championship-Regulations-2024-Almaty-1.pdf The NZCF can select one player per section (12 players in total) as official representatives (see regulations). To apply for selection, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/r/G9a03XdfUH Additional players (other than those selected) may still enter, but at
Read MoreWorld Seniors Team Chess Championships, Krakow, Poland. 1-12 July 2024. Grant Kerr (NZCF Patron) writes: NZ has only once entered a team in these championships and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of FIDE we are again looking to see if there is sufficient interest from players in the 65 plus
Read MoreNZCF Council is delighted to announce the New Zealand Olympiad teams for the 45th Olympiad to be hosted by Budapest, Hungary, 10-23 September 2024. The teams: Open Team The Open Team is not in board order – this will be confirmed closer to the closing date of registration (order here
Read MoreGreetings Fellow Chess-players! The New Year is well underway with nearly all Clubs re-opening and traditional Auckland Anniversary and Waitangi Day tournaments completed! Congress at Palmerston North had an impressively large and strong entry and was well conducted by Organizer Mark Noble of Manawatu Knights C.C. and Chief Arbiter Ying
Read MoreThe Congress 2024 edition of the Chess Aotearoa Magazine is out! Credits for the photos used on page 2 go to the New Zealand Chess Federation facebook page.
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